{"nrhp_refnum":"14000337","name":"Over-the-Rhine Historic District (Boundary Increase)","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"308-322, 500-550 Reading Rd., 222 W. 12th St., 1208, 1416-1430, 1544, 1600, 1628, 1900 Central Pkwy.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cincinnati","county":"Hamilton County","state":"OH","lat":39.11595460400008,"lon":-84.52255368399994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2014-06-13","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Commerce","Industry","European"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A large urban historic district of about 362.5 acres just north of downtown Cincinnati, Ohio, containing nearly 1,280 mostly mid- to late-nineteenth-century buildings. This entry is a boundary increase to the original district.","why_significant":"The district is described as a dense, cohesive nineteenth-century urban neighborhood with uniform brick streetscapes and an integrity the form calls unparalleled in the state. It is presented as an outstanding symbol of ethnic community life in urban America, especially German life, though its architecture is not uniformly Germanic.","narrative":"Over-the-Rhine is a compact neighborhood of about 362.5 acres immediately north of Cincinnati's central business district. Nearly 1,280 structures stand here, and at one time more than 45,000 people lived in the community. Central Parkway, on the old Miami and Erie Canal route, and the northern hillsides help define its edges. Row houses, mixed commercial and residential blocks, churches, schools and breweries form uniform brick streetscapes in simple vernacular, Greek Revival, Italianate and Queen Anne styles. Landmarks include Music Hall, built in 1877-78 to designs by Hannaford and Proctor, the Hamilton County Memorial Building of 1908, and the Germania Building of 1877. Although the area is closely associated with German residents, most buildings follow common urban builders' designs rather than specifically Germanic ones. Some alterations, parking lots and demolition have affected the area, yet the district is described as retaining an integrity unmatched in Ohio and as a lasting picture of a nineteenth-century ethnic urban community.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Heinrich Rattermann (Germania Building); Hannaford and Proctor (Music Hall); Samuel Hannaford and Sons (Hamilton County Memorial Building, Nast Trinity Methodist Church); Crapsey and Brown (First English Lutheran Church)","architectural_style":"Simple vernacular, muted Greek Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne, with Gothic, Romanesque, High Victorian Gothic, Beaux Arts and Art Deco landmarks","criteria":[],"status_note":"Structures are generally in good condition despite some deterioration and unsympathetic alterations; intrusions include gas stations and parking lots, mostly on major streets.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:06.954954-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/83001985.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":null,"wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/hamilton-county/over-the-rhine-historic-district-boundary-increase-14000337/"}